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    "content": "address issues of fisheries, we want the Senate Minority Leader to be in a safe environment with a clear mind without being harassed. I was only contributing to the issues that he had made on public appointments which had nothing to do with the Bill. I said that the Senate Minority Leader should refuse the temptation of being an alarmist but in the same contribution, I said I am offering a good hand to him. Perhaps the reason why he diverted those issues is the disturbance that is in his mind when it comes to this question. He is unable to move from Bungoma to Kakamega and he wants to lead the whole country. How can you be the president yet you cannot land in Kakamega? It is a sad affair. I have taken notice of what is happening in our country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it was in the same line that Sen. Kanainza said that I pointed out the Senate Minority Leader and I diverted the attention to raising political issues. I said, perhaps, it was because of the challenges he was going through. Be that as it may, I agree with Sen. Kanainza that ODM is the big brother in CORD and the big brothers must take care of their young brothers. Allow your brother to launch his bid and maybe he will not go far. A young brother should not be harassed when we are in the leadership of this House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a country, we must remain consistent in the things we raise. We should not oppose appointments because they do not come from our community or if they do, we do not agree with them politically. I have heard the Members from the CORD party when appointees are from western Kenya say that they are too old. When others are appointed, they say they are sell-outs. We debated here for a long time when Hon. Eugene Wamalwa the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Water and Irrigation was appointed. They said Hon. Wamalwa is selling the community and when Noah Wekesa was appointed, they said he is too old. When Ronald Osumba was appointed, they said he is too young. Therefore, we do not know exactly where they are. We should be consistent as leaders when others are appointed to serve in some positions and give them the opportunity to serve. We should have national interest and not be led by tribalism or nepotism and appoint people with expertise that represent the face of Kenya. Therefore, it is important to remain conscious of the constitutional requirement that we should have the face of Kenya represented as a whole. Someone today may head the Kenya Fisheries Service and another heads another parastatal in the same Ministry but when you look at the Ministry as a whole, it should have the face of Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in the wake of terrorism, it is important that we protect our borders. I congratulate our Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, the Inspector-General of Police and the Commander of the Kenya Defence Forces because they have done a good job. We know we are facing serious terrorism threats. Terrorism is no longer the fight of one country. Our soldiers suffered a major setback a few months ago but we were not discouraged; rather, we moved forward. The work they are doing in Somalia is fantastic. There was a time when fishing and sea transport was affected as a result of terrorism but because of the intervention of our defence forces, we now have a country that enjoys peace. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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